Massive Meta AI Infrastructure Boost to Hit $72B in 2025

Key Points

• Meta AI Infrastructure Spend to Soar to $72B in 2025
• AI data centers like Prometheus and Hyperion lead the charge
• Company exploring external funding for large-scale projects
• AI hiring surges under new Superintelligence Labs unit

Meta is going all-in on AI. The company announced it will spend between $66 to $72 billion in 2025 on capital expenditures—mainly to build out its AI infrastructure. That’s a staggering $30 billion year-over-year increase, signaling just how serious Meta is about becoming a dominant force in AI.

“We expect that developing leading AI infrastructure will be a core advantage,” said Meta CFO Susan Li during the company’s second-quarter earnings call.

$META reports strong Q2 2025 results driven by AI advancements, announces major investments in superintelligence development, and plans significant infrastructure expansion through 2026. Management emphasizes commitment to leading in AI while maintaining strong core business… pic.twitter.com/YkxUp3jjll

— AlphaSense (@AlphaSenseInc) July 30, 2025

This aggressive investment isn’t just for 2025; it’s expected to continue into 2026 and beyond, as Meta races to build world-class data centers, AI servers, and power-hungry compute clusters.

The goal? Build the backbone needed for “personal superintelligence,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of AI-powered wearables that enhance everyday life, like smart glasses and VR headsets.

Meta’s internal leadership is already evolving to support this vision. Recently, the company made headlines by appointing Shengjia Zhao as its new AI research leader, a move that underscores the strategic focus on building foundational AI.

$META CFO: “Turning now to the CapEx outlook. We currently expect 2025 capex, including principal payments on finance leases, to be in the range of $66B to $72B, narrowed from our prior outlook of $64B to $72B, and up ~$30B YoY at the midpoint.” pic.twitter.com/1vjjVB4fbM

— The Transcript (@TheTranscript_) July 30, 2025

And investors love the ambition. Meta’s stock jumped 10% in after-hours trading, thanks to strong Q2 earnings and an optimistic Q3 forecast.

Titan clusters, sky-high salaries, and energy-hungry growth

At the heart of Meta’s AI push are its titan-scale clusters, massive AI compute hubs that will be among the most powerful on the planet.

The first, Prometheus in Ohio, is set to go online in 2026 and will deliver 1 gigawatt of compute power, which is more than some entire nations. Then there’s Hyperion in Louisiana, which Meta says could reach up to 5 gigawatts and cover an area the size of Manhattan.

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🟩EPS : $7.14 vs. $5.83 (Beat by 22.4%)
🟩Revenue : $47.52B vs. $44.83B (Beat by 6%)

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Meta is also building several other unnamed AI superclusters, part of a quiet race to dominate the compute-heavy AI industry. But these mega projects come at a cost, literally and environmentally.

In Newton County, Georgia, one of Meta’s new facilities has already dried out local water taps, sparking concern over the infrastructure’s local impact.

To fund these projects, Meta says it’s open to external financing, working with financial partners to co-develop data centers. While no deals are finalized, CFO Susan Li noted that third-party investors could help fund the buildout while giving Meta more flexibility if its infrastructure needs change.

But infrastructure isn’t the only area of heavy spending. Meta has launched a new division called Superintelligence Labs, tasked with leading its AI ambitions.

The company is pouring millions, possibly billions, into recruiting top AI talent, offering hefty compensation packages to lure engineers and researchers from rivals.

This mirrors what we’ve seen in other tech giants. Just like Samsung and Tesla’s AI6 chip partnership aims to strengthen AI at the hardware level, Meta is making massive bets on in-house compute and chip advancements to future-proof its AI ecosystem.

I read that Meta is going to spend up to $72B on AI infra, which seems astronomical, until you realize that we’ve just awarded Meta with plenty more than that over night. pic.twitter.com/tuzpuG4qOw

— Robert Sedovšek (@sedovsek) July 31, 2025

Advertising remains Meta’s cash cow, with Q2 revenue hitting $47.5 billion, largely driven by AI-powered tools helping advertisers craft more targeted content. But not everything is rosy.

Reality Labs, Meta’s metaverse division, lost $4.5 billion in the quarter, showing the high-risk, high-reward nature of Meta’s bold future bets.

Meta’s AI dominance strategy moves beyond hardware

While the spotlight is on physical infrastructure, Meta’s bigger AI play extends far beyond data centers. The company is quietly shifting towards full-stack AI integration, hardware, models, and product ecosystems, all in sync.

This means Meta isn’t just buying servers, it’s aiming to control the full AI experience, from foundational model development to user-facing tools.

The newly formed Superintelligence Labs is key to this vision, focusing on long-term AI research and productization. It’s Meta’s internal engine for designing smarter, faster, and more personal AI systems.

According to insiders, Meta’s AI models will power not just social media tools or glasses, but new virtual agents, creators, and assistants embedded across all Meta platforms.

These systems will learn from user behavior and personalize interactions deeply, something competitors like OpenAI and Google are also racing toward. For example, Google’s push in web intelligence is captured in their latest Web Guide for AI development, which could overlap with Meta’s goals.

Meta is also exploring AI-powered content generation, similar to tools like Veo’s AI video creator that are transforming how digital media is made. The trend is clear: create, personalize, and distribute—all using AI.

And as the lines blur between search, social, and shopping, innovations like the Edge AI browser with built-in Copilot offer a glimpse of how Meta could evolve its platforms to integrate AI assistance directly into user experiences.

Zuckerberg’s idea of “personal superintelligence” is beginning to take shape as a multi-platform experience, supported by billions in infrastructure, top talent, and deep integration into the Meta ecosystem.

Meta’s moves show it isn’t just trying to keep up in AI—it’s building the rails and the trains for where it wants AI to go.